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This video provides a quick look at the different resources available on Stanford University Libraries' island in the virtual world Second Life. Viewers get a glimpse of the Virtual Archive, Student Galleria and exhibits. Topics: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Second Life, Linden Lab, Morin,...

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This video provides a tour of the different exhibits, buildings and student work on Stanford University Libraries' island in the virtual world Second Life. Stanford University students, faculty and staff as well as the casual Second Life passersby can learn about the various exhibits and resources available via Second Life. These include exhibitions from Stanford University Libraries' Special Collections based on real life exhibits in the Cecil H. Green Library. There is also a Student Galleria... Topics: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Second Life, Linden Lab, Morin,...

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This video, captured by Jonas Karlsson of the Xerox Innovation Group, documents an open house held on 31 July 2009 by the Stanford University Libraries in Second Life. Here is the text of the invitation to the Open House, by Mattie Taormina in the Stanford University Libraries, Dept. of Special Collections: "Colleagues, Have you heard about virtual worlds? Ever wonder what how they might be used in the world of archives and special collections? Come find out at Stanford University's... Topics: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Second Life, Linden Lab,...

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Life Squared is a virtual archive of the first site specific art exhibit which was created by Lynn Hershman-Leeson at the Dante Hotel in San Fransisco. This video provides a look into the Life Squared exhibit created in the virtual world Second Life to show case a small portion of the archives of Hershman-Leeson held by the Stanford University Libraries. Developed as part of the Preserving Vritual Worlds Project. Topics: Life Squared, Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Second Life, Linden...

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This video provides a tour of Stanford University Libraries' Special Collections Virtual Archives. This Virtual Archive is a very small but growing subset of their deep storage facility replicated in Second Life. For the first time scholars from around the world and the casual Second Life passersby can walk through Stanford's closed stacks and browse some of their manuscript collections. In Real Life this access is restricted to Special Collections staff only. This video shows how to navigate... Topics: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Second Life, Linden Lab,...